Parallel Verses
Amplified
“You prevail forever against him and overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living].
New American Standard Bible
You change his appearance and send him away.
King James Version
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Holman Bible
You change his appearance and send him away.
International Standard Version
You overpower him once and for all, and then he departs; you change his appearance and then send him away.
A Conservative Version
Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.
American Standard Version
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Bible in Basic English
You overcome him for ever, and he is gone; his face is changed in death, and you send him away.
Darby Translation
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt overpower him forever, and he will go away: changing his face, thou wilt send him away.
King James 2000
You prevail forever against him, and he passes: you change his countenance, and send him away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You overpower him forever, and he passes away; [you] change {his countenance}, {then} you send him away.
Modern King James verseion
You overpower him forever, and he passes; You change his face, and send him away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou prevailest against him, so that he passeth away; thou changes his estate, and puttest him from thee.
NET Bible
You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away.
New Heart English Bible
You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
Webster
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
World English Bible
You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou prevailest over him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
Interlinear
Netsach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 14:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues To Argue His Case With God
19
Water wears away the stones,
Its floods and torrents wash away the soil of the earth,
So You [O Lord] destroy the hope of man.
“You prevail forever against him and overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his appearance and send him away [from the presence of the living].
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it;
They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
Names
Cross References
Job 2:12
When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him [because of his disfigurement], they raised their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe [in grief] and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky [in sorrow].
Job 14:14
“If a man dies, will he live again?
I will wait all the days of my struggle
Until my change and release will come.
Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
Lamentations 4:8
Their appearance is [now] blacker than soot [because of the prolonged famine];
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin clings to their bones;
It is withered, and it has become [dry] like wood.